Was up there last weekend - the work they've done has bedded in nicely, it's riding really well. Still rough but without the big steps which caught a few people out. Very top section is still pretty muddy.

TBH (and I've always said this) - those big steps were dangerous to ALL users. On a Pootle theres a pic of me jumping down the big one and the next rider (same photographer) theres a pic of him flying headlong over the bars dramatically. Sad but its a shared lane for all users.

hora » TBH (and I've always said this) - those big steps were dangerous to ALL users. On a Pootle theres a pic of me jumping down the big one and the next rider (same photographer) theres a pic of him flying headlong over the bars dramatically. Sad but its a shared lane for all users.

To be honest I sat there and took photos for a while on that Pootle, and there were only a few people who looked like they were enjoying it - about half went down it quite gingerly, and half walked. I quite liked the step, but I agree with Hora - it was potentially dangerous, and certainly beyond quite a few riders.

qtip » Oh no, a potentially dangerous trail feature!
Hardly a big drop either is it - perfectly rollable, and not hidden around a corner. Can't see it being much bother for horse riders or walkers either.

especially as the (much flatter) trails for horses and walkers is to the photographer's right- this was supposedly deliberately left to provide more challenging features, saldy it was ripped to bits by 4*4s

We actually saw an old Disco doing just that (me, Pook, skiprat etc). The Disco was on road tyres and wheelspinning/reversing up to winch his mate up the step-up bit. At first we were intrigued/loved what they were doing then it became 'wtf'..ermm stuff.

It was trickier than it looks, I can see why they felt it needed changing. It still rides well to be fair, you can carry a lot more speed through the section and the 4x4s seem to be sticking to the rocky main path, which I believe is the plan.

the pics above show the best part of it, always did the step/lip as pictured as a jump and it was cool, especially felt a lot bigger at night not knowing/seeing where the rocks were strewn across as you landed

looks like they have done a good job TBF, it was pretty mashed up last time i used it, but ill miss the drop/jump

hora's pic shows him taking the chicken line drop, the pic after to the right with the guy looking like hes over the bars was far worse/bigger/steeper to drop/jump off

the hard part is the pic where the guys flying over the bars, ive always committed to jumping that as if you roll it on that steep bit like he has chances are you will get your wheel trapped in a boulder as you land (ie, like him ) and at least he had a go on it